Ffall sufport structure



- 5 F. HAUSERMAN ET AL 7 Dec 31 .1929 WALL surhonr snwc'runs Re 17547 Original Filed Sept. 7, 1926 INVENTOR. (fat! 0. flee/60am,

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UNITED STATES Y'P'ATEINVT OFFICE 1m 1-. muss-simmer cnsvrimnn nmen'rs, manorn. mownnr, or mam, m some A. normsacx, or miss cnnvnmmn, omo, assmnons m m n. r. museum comm, orcnnvnnann, 0310, a coaroaarron or I wm-surron'r s'rnue'runn original Io. 1,785,848, dated An e-cs0, 1029, Serial r... 184,13, area September 1, 1m. ipsuam to:

reissue filed October 28, 1929. Serial'lllo. 404,187;

. This invention relates to wall assembly, are'struck up from the body .walls as clove-- and more particularly to construction adapts tions directed outwardly, and spaced at Suitable to interior use in partitions, etc.,- and able intervals to rovide secure holding. f it is among the objects of the invention to Where preferred, t e pro'ections may have I provide a construction which may be readily a less a rupt back face w ere engagin the s assembled or disassembled, and which does edges .of a 'panel-lockin member an the not necessaril require bolts or screws. Other shape may include a dou 1e bevel or a bevel objects and a vantages will appear as the deface forwardly as at 7 andbackwardly as scription proceeds. J at 8.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing Such support may be utilized in the holdto and related ends, the invention,'then, consists 1n of pane members for walls or partitions,

' 'in' the features hereinafter fully described, eit er as horizontal or vertical elements, but I and particularly pointed out in the claims. the particular utllity of' the construction The annexeddrawing and the following shown lies in its application as a vertical post,

l5 description set forth in detail certain strucsuch post being ordinarily placed at spaced 66 ture embodying the invention, suchdisclosed distances in accordance with thel dimensions .means constituting, however, but afew of of the panels, such that the panels span bethe various forms in which the principle of tween adjacently located posts/pr support the invention maybe used. members.

I0 In said annexed drawing i To assemble, the body B having been se- 70 Fig.1 is a transverse section through a supcured to the floor by any suitable means, and. port embodying the. present invention; Fig. adjacent post bodies having been located as 2 is an enlarged detail taken on the lane desired, panel members Pare set in position indicated by the line II-II, Fig. 4; i agamstt eshoulders2of adjacent post mem- Band 4 are fragmentaryfront and side e e-- bers, and the panel-locking member or clos- 15 vations respectively, the panel-locking memure plate F is pushed into position over the her being removed Fig. 5 is a sectional debevel face-of the projgctionsfi and snaps into tail of a modification; and Fig. 6 i a ide engagement behind t e rear face thereof. In

elevational detail of the same. er to disassemble, the converse operations Inits general aspects, the construction comare carried out, it being necessary in this to so prises a support with an automatically held pry or spread. the edges of the panel-locking panel-locking member. The body B of the member sufiiciently to allowremoval over the sup rt is made of any suitable material, but pro ectlons 6. The panels may nowbe taken erabl of channel shaped sheet steel, and down or changed as desired.

85 as sho ders 2 on as many of its faces as As will thus be seen, the construction preas desired, usually on all, against which shoul-- sents a simple and reliable means of assemders the anel members P of the wall engage. ',bly and securing of panel and support struc- Tie mem rs 5 advantageously are located at tures, and theuse of bolts and screws to hold 7 intervals between the margins of the body, he face plate on the body of the post or being secured by weldingio'r-other suitab e s pport 1s rendered unnecessary. 0 means. The panel-locking member F is of Other mpdes'of applying the principle of shallowchannel shaped sheet metal, for in- {Mr mventlon may em oyed, change bee stance steel, .and resents shoulders 4, the mg made as regards the eatures herein dised es being turned i'n soas to approach th closed, provided the means stated by any 15 sufe's of the body member.- On the. latter of the following'claims or theequivalent ofas within the lines of the edges of the panelsuch stated means be employed. 0 lockin member are projections 6, such that We therefore particu arly' point out and the e ges of the panel-locking member redistinctly claimas our, invention I siliently snap over the rojections and hold. 1.- In constructionof the character deprojections may built on, or better scribed, a hollow sheet metal support'havingl a longitudinal opening, and a face-cover therefor adapted to be held resiliency.

.2. In construction of the c aracter de p scribed, a hollow sheet metal support having alongitudinalopenin and catch-projections,

such opening bein'gormed by'mward re bends on arallel "flanges of, the sup rt, I spaced ties ridgingsuc flanges, and a ace- 1 i [cover/having coacting projections, engagem mentbeing by resiliency. 3. In" construction of the character described, a hollow sheet metal support of generally channel -:Eorm having a recess in its v p web portion and shoulders onfits flange por w 5 tions, such flange ortions being rehent to- 1 ward each other to efine alongitudinalopen- 3 ing therebetween, spaced ties bridging such flanges, and a :facecover having marginal portions for engaging said support by-resiliency, the assemblagefiormmg a square with symmetrical recesses on opposite .4.- In construction 'of the character described, a hollow sheet metal support havin a longitudinal opening, a channel-shape sheet metal face-cover therefor having in turned edges, andintegral projections on said bod member for retaining such inturned e ges. I i n I 5. In construction of-the character described, a hollow 'sheetfinetal support havin a longitudinal opening, a channel-shape sheet metal vface-cover therefor having in- I turned edges, and stamped up projections on -said bod member for retaining such inturnedeges. r

6. In construction of the, character del r scribed, a. sheet metal support having -a longitudinal opening, a channel shaped sheet i v metal face-cover therefor having inturned ed 7 and bevel-faced;- projections on said I ha) y"me1nber for retaining such inturned e s; J

,In construction of the character described, a sheet metal support havin a v longitudinalopening, achannel-shaped eet metal face-cover therefor having inturned edges, and-'double-beveledproject ons struck up on said snpport for retaining such in turned ed es.

Signed y us this 16 da of October,1929. a a, EARL F. USERMAN.

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